Consumption expenditure by purpose; National Accounts

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Periods Value at current prices Total actual individual consumption Consumption households and NPISHs Total (mln euro) Value at current prices Total actual individual consumption Consumption households and NPISHs Consumption non-residents in Netherlands (mln euro) Value at current prices Total actual individual consumption Consumption households and NPISHs Consumption by Dutch residents abroad (mln euro) Value at prices of 2021 Total actual individual consumption Consumption households and NPISHs Total (mln euro) Value at prices of 2021 Total actual individual consumption Consumption households and NPISHs Consumption non-residents in Netherlands (mln euro) Value at prices of 2021 Total actual individual consumption Consumption households and NPISHs Consumption by Dutch residents abroad (mln euro) Volume changes on previous year Total actual individual consumption Consumption households and NPISHs Total (%) Volume changes on previous year Total actual individual consumption Consumption households and NPISHs Consumption non-residents in Netherlands (%) Volume changes on previous year Total actual individual consumption Consumption households and NPISHs Consumption by Dutch residents abroad (%) Price indices Total actual individual consumption Consumption households and NPISHs Total (2021 = 100) Price indices Total actual individual consumption Consumption households and NPISHs Consumption non-residents in Netherlands (2021 = 100) Price indices Total actual individual consumption Consumption households and NPISHs Consumption by Dutch residents abroad (2021 = 100)
2023* 471,181 19,131 20,081 410,078 16,337 16,415 0.8 13.5 8.6 114.9 117.1 122.3
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


This table contains detailed data on final consumption expenditure which are divided into categories conform the classification of infividual consumption by purpose (COICOP). Total final consumption expenditure consist of actual individual final consumption, the final consumption expenditure by households including non-profit institutions, individual and collective final consumption of general government.

Data available from: 1995.

Status of the figures:
Data from 1995 up to and including 2022 are final. Data of 2023 are provisional.

Changes as of September 2024:
This is a new table. Statistics Netherlands has carried out a revision of the national accounts. The Dutch national accounts are recently revised. New statistical sources, methods and concepts are implemented in the national accounts, in order to align the picture of the Dutch economy with all underlying source data and international guidelines for the compilation of the national accounts. This table contains revised data. For further information see section 3.

When will new figures be published?
Provisional data are published 6 months after the end of the reporting year. Final data are released 18 months after the end of the reporting year.

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Value at current prices
The values are expressed at prices of the reporting period. Alternatively, values may be expressed at constant prices. In this case, prices of a reference period are used.
Total actual individual consumption
Goods and services for individual consumption ('individual goods and services') are goods and services acquired by a household and used to satisfy the needs and wants of members of that household. Individual goods and services have the following characteristics:
- it is possible to observe and record the acquisition of the goods and services by an individual household or member thereof and also the time at which the acquisition took place;
- the household has agreed to the provision of the goods and services and takes the action necessary to consume the goods and services, for example by attending a school or clinic;
- the goods and services are such that their acquisition by one household or person, or by a group of persons, precludes its acquisition by other households or persons.
Consumption households and NPISHs
Consumption expenditure by households and non-profit institutions serving households (NPISHs). Not all expenses made by households are seen as consumptive, households may invest as well. These investments mainly concern the purchase of houses and substantial costs on maintenance. Small costs on maintenance, indoor painting and the purchase of furniture are classified as consumption. This also applies to the purchase of cars and car maintenance.
Total
Consumption non-residents in Netherlands
Final consumption by non-residents in the Netherlands
Consumption by Dutch residents abroad
Final consumption by Dutch residents in the rest of the world
Value at prices of 2021
The values are expressed at prices of the reference period 2021 by taking account of inflation. Alternatively, values may be expressed at prices of the reporting period.
Total actual individual consumption
Goods and services for individual consumption ('individual goods and services') are goods and services acquired by a household and used to satisfy the needs and wants of members of that household. Individual goods and services have the following characteristics:
- it is possible to observe and record the acquisition of the goods and services by an individual household or member thereof and also the time at which the acquisition took place;
- the household has agreed to the provision of the goods and services and takes the action necessary to consume the goods and services, for example by attending a school or clinic;
- the goods and services are such that their acquisition by one household or person, or by a group of persons, precludes its acquisition by other households or persons.
Consumption households and NPISHs
Consumption expenditure by households and non-profit institutions serving households (NPISHs). Not all expenses made by households are seen as consumptive, households may invest as well. These investments mainly concern the purchase of houses and substantial costs on maintenance. Small costs on maintenance, indoor painting and the purchase of furniture are classified as consumption. This also applies to the purchase of cars and car maintenance.
Total
Consumption non-residents in Netherlands
Final consumption by non-residents in the Netherlands
Consumption by Dutch residents abroad
Final consumption by Dutch residents in the rest of the world
Volume changes on previous year
The weighted average of the changes in the quantity and quality of the components of a certain goods or service transaction or balancing item, annual percentage changes.
Total actual individual consumption
Goods and services for individual consumption ('individual goods and services') are goods and services acquired by a household and used to satisfy the needs and wants of members of that household. Individual goods and services have the following characteristics:
- it is possible to observe and record the acquisition of the goods and services by an individual household or member thereof and also the time at which the acquisition took place;
- the household has agreed to the provision of the goods and services and takes the action necessary to consume the goods and services, for example by attending a school or clinic;
- the goods and services are such that their acquisition by one household or person, or by a group of persons, precludes its acquisition by other households or persons.
Consumption households and NPISHs
Consumption expenditure by households and non-profit institutions serving households (NPISHs). Not all expenses made by households are seen as consumptive, households may invest as well. These investments mainly concern the purchase of houses and substantial costs on maintenance. Small costs on maintenance, indoor painting and the purchase of furniture are classified as consumption. This also applies to the purchase of cars and car maintenance.
Total
Consumption non-residents in Netherlands
Final consumption by non-residents in the Netherlands
Consumption by Dutch residents abroad
Final consumption by Dutch residents in the rest of the world
Price indices
The weighted average of the price changes of the components of a certain variable. Deflators relative to the reference year 2021.
Total actual individual consumption
Goods and services for individual consumption ('individual goods and services') are goods and services acquired by a household and used to satisfy the needs and wants of members of that household. Individual goods and services have the following characteristics:
- it is possible to observe and record the acquisition of the goods and services by an individual household or member thereof and also the time at which the acquisition took place;
- the household has agreed to the provision of the goods and services and takes the action necessary to consume the goods and services, for example by attending a school or clinic;
- the goods and services are such that their acquisition by one household or person, or by a group of persons, precludes its acquisition by other households or persons.
Consumption households and NPISHs
Consumption expenditure by households and non-profit institutions serving households (NPISHs). Not all expenses made by households are seen as consumptive, households may invest as well. These investments mainly concern the purchase of houses and substantial costs on maintenance. Small costs on maintenance, indoor painting and the purchase of furniture are classified as consumption. This also applies to the purchase of cars and car maintenance.
Total
Consumption non-residents in Netherlands
Final consumption by non-residents in the Netherlands
Consumption by Dutch residents abroad
Final consumption by Dutch residents in the rest of the world